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Fatal Lightning Strikes Kill Three in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Cut Power in Region

Officials attribute the deaths to direct strikes during ongoing storms.

Overview

  • In Jiquipilas, Chiapas, Oliver Solar and his daughter Arianne were found dead under a tree near a stream after Monday night’s storms, with police and Protección Civil determining a direct strike that also killed their two horses.
  • The family declined transfer of the bodies to the forensic service under local customs, opting for burial in the community.
  • In Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca, a 57-year-old man identified as S. V. Y. died instantly after a lightning strike reported by state and municipal authorities.
  • The same weather system brought down a Comisión Federal de Electricidad high‑tension line in the area, leaving parts of the region without power for several hours.
  • Oaxaca City authorities reported at least ten downed trees and a school bus trapped in a rain‑related sinkhole, with officials securing the area and no injuries to students.